2 teens shot in Avondale neighborhood

Two teens were hospitalized Tuesday night after they were shot, one in the head, in the Avondale neighborhood on Chicago's Northwest Side, police said.

Police were called to the 3200 block of North Monticello Avenue at 8:45 p.m. to reports of a shooting, Chicago Police News Affairs Officer Hector Alfaro said.

A 16-year-old boy and an 18-year-old man were found with gunshot wounds, Alfaro said.

Preliminary reports said the victims were driving on Monticello when shots were fired from the sidewalk, striking both victims.

The boy was shot in the head and was listed in critical condition at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center. The 18-year-old suffered a graze wound to the arm and was listed in fair condition at the hospital .

No one has been taken into custody. Grand Central Area detectives are investigating.